<p>A fast track POCSO court in Udupi district of Karnataka has sentenced a youth to rigorous imprisonment of 20 years for raping a girl from Byndoor on multiple occasions after befriending her.</p>.<p>The Udupi district additional and sessions court handed out the punishment to 23-year-old Sahil for raping the girl around two years ago.</p>.<p>According to the charge sheet, Sahil was working in a shop near a hotel in Sagar town of Shivamogga district. The victim, a native of Byndoor in Udupi, was residing at Sagar as her father owns the hotel there. The youth entered into a relationship with her.</p>.<p>In July 2021, Sahil travelled to Byndoor for the girl's birthday celebrations. After the birthday party, he took the victim to a deserted place and raped her. The youth promised to marry her and repeatedly committed the act after the first incident, the chargesheet said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/gujarat-man-who-raped-three-minor-girls-in-10-days-killed-one-of-them-gets-death-penalty-1209474.html" target="_blank">Gujarat: Man who raped three minor girls in 10 days, killed one of them gets death penalty</a></strong></p>.<p>When the victim's mother came to know about the relationship, she filed a complaint at Byndoor police station. The then police inspector Santhosh Kaykini had filed the charge sheet in the case.</p>.<p>Fast track court judge Srinivas Suvarna, who considered the circumstantial evidence in the case, pronounced the accused as guilty and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 22,500.</p>.<p>The court has also directed the government provide Rs 1.5 lakh compensation to the victim. Special public prosecutor Y T Raghavendra appeared for the prosecution.</p>
<p>A fast track POCSO court in Udupi district of Karnataka has sentenced a youth to rigorous imprisonment of 20 years for raping a girl from Byndoor on multiple occasions after befriending her.</p>.<p>The Udupi district additional and sessions court handed out the punishment to 23-year-old Sahil for raping the girl around two years ago.</p>.<p>According to the charge sheet, Sahil was working in a shop near a hotel in Sagar town of Shivamogga district. The victim, a native of Byndoor in Udupi, was residing at Sagar as her father owns the hotel there. The youth entered into a relationship with her.</p>.<p>In July 2021, Sahil travelled to Byndoor for the girl's birthday celebrations. After the birthday party, he took the victim to a deserted place and raped her. The youth promised to marry her and repeatedly committed the act after the first incident, the chargesheet said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/gujarat-man-who-raped-three-minor-girls-in-10-days-killed-one-of-them-gets-death-penalty-1209474.html" target="_blank">Gujarat: Man who raped three minor girls in 10 days, killed one of them gets death penalty</a></strong></p>.<p>When the victim's mother came to know about the relationship, she filed a complaint at Byndoor police station. The then police inspector Santhosh Kaykini had filed the charge sheet in the case.</p>.<p>Fast track court judge Srinivas Suvarna, who considered the circumstantial evidence in the case, pronounced the accused as guilty and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 22,500.</p>.<p>The court has also directed the government provide Rs 1.5 lakh compensation to the victim. Special public prosecutor Y T Raghavendra appeared for the prosecution.</p>